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I would not count these as odd or unusual. They are both the final stage. of ecs moves off Ilford carriage sidings. One is the first train of the day and the second forms the train that gives Braintree a 45min peak service in the morning rather than 1tph. For the first Shenfield is the first...

Although I am late to this thread, I am able to post the first two pictures that I took of Mark II Air-Con sets I took. The first is at York and the second is taken just outside Leeds (the Deltic is 9017). These were taken on a Eastern Region Rover ticket and according to my records were...

Don't forget the railway industry is very likely to be very different when you complete your degree. Also the next general election will be due. Just over 50 years ago I was in a similar position but ultimately left railway employment for better pay and conditions elsewhere as the only real...

Until this morning the Leiston (Sizewelll) line was probably a contender here. Now that Sizewelll C has the go-ahead I guess the plan to update the line will also have the green light. ..

A few years ago my brother and I went on a train trip whiles our wives went to a garden show. When we all got back together we had a hard time convincing them that we had seen a herd of elephants from the train. It was, of course, a trip on the Severn valley railway which passes a safari park.

I have just found this thread and am concerned. I have a Disabled Persons Railcard because I am diagnosed as extremely hard of hearing. As I understand this thread Chiltern employ intercom based systems at their gates. If this is the only way of communicating with staff at the gates this would...

News story about the progress of this https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/major-cambridgeshire-station-upgrade-work-to-start-soon-pending-vital-funding/ar-AA1EOGv2?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS&cvid=46c307ce001c4ccfbc4f8c3fafd1d293&ei=2 Interesting graphic, with tracks not near the platform edges...

Although late to this thread... In the 1970's one of the long standing items on my wish list was to travel on the main line behind A4 Union of South Africa, which at that point only tended to work trains in Scotland. Some when in 1980 to day trip was advertised from Euston to Perth with steam...

Although not on public roads and running on a dedicated trackway, Colchester Zoo has a popular one

Braintree Freeport was built to serve the shopping area of that name. It's now Braintree Village but the station name has not yet been changed.

In 1977 the East German government run a limited number of organised trips to the country, one of which was railway based. This led to a number of odd border crossings. The journey into East Germany and Berlin was as expected but the return crossing meant that the train was met by people...

Linton Zoo have Tigers, but it's not on a Tiger route.

I used to use the sleeper between Euston and Glasgow so I could start meetings in Scotland at 09:00. Once I woke from a good nights sleep to find the train still south of Milton Keynes, The attendant then informed me that if I didn't want to continue my journey northwards I could get off at...

The same thing happened at Mark's Tey when the footbridge was out of use. As Mark's Tey still doesn't have a lift the interchange from the Sudbury branch platform to the up platform, for wheelchair users, is via a train to Colchester and back. There must be longer journeys for wheel chair users...

Taken from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/trivia-shortest-path-to-reverse-a-train-from-a-terminus-platform.284750/page-4 Although neither of my cases exactly match the requirements of the original post regarding the words terminus and platform, I have achieved this twice: In the 1970's...

When GBR is established could not additional capacity be created by combining/splitting trains at Ely? It would need some stock changes, that is unless Flirt can run in multiple with a 170.

Although the web site doesn't mention how long,time /distance, the driving is, the cost is not too far off what some railways charge for a diesel driving experience.

Good headline but does not reflect the article or Central Connect's press release. The article is more about the reduction in hours of service than failing and CC have made clear the have fully analysed the potential traffic and are running this as a commercial service.

You can pay up to £160 for a ticket to a premier league football match, although the average is £50. This is a similar price to a theatre ticket. In both cases the distance travelled is nothing. They are entertainment as are most cliff railways. Football and theatre equate to about 50p a...

I never understood why the One name was derided when First was accepted. I read at the time the ONE stood for Operated by National Express and was intended as a brand for all their franchises.